Railway tie and rail-fastening means



. June 16, 1925 K. E. BOYD RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING MEANS Filed June '7, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 16, 1925. 1,542,660

- K. E. BOYD RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING MEANS Filed m 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 16, 192.5.

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:RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING MEANS.

l kpp lication filed June '7, 1924. Serial No; 718,565.

T 0 all toiiom itmayconcern:

Be it known. that'I', KYLE E e-BOYD, a citizen ofv the United States, residing at Lind side, inthe county of Monroe and State of Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Ties and Rai-li-Fasteningl'Means; and I do hereby declare the following. tube a full, clear, and exact description vof the invention, such as will enableothers skil'led in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

:This invention relates to railway ties and rail fastening; means, and has for one of'its objects the provision of a metallic tie for mine railways which shal'l'be comparatively thin in order to provide more room between the heads of the railsand thereof of: the mine than is afforded by the wood ties now in use,- whereby to permit the cars to be more readilyloaded or to permit" the use of cars having bodies; greater in height thanthe bodies of the cars now; in use. i

'A further object of the invention is the provision of means through the medium of which rails may be easily and quickly socured to the tie, whichwill form a permanent part of" the tie, whichwill prevent the spreading or tilting of the rails, and which will obviate the use of rail joints.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe construction, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter any described and claimed, and

illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

wherein "Figure I is a viewin side elevation of a railway tie and rail fastening means constructed. in accordance with I my invention, Figure 2 isa top plan view of the tie -and rail'fasten'ing' means, 4

Figure 3 isa detail top planview of the tie, l

Figure4 is ad'etailiperspective view of one of the abutments of 'the rail fastening means, H

Figure 5 is a similar view of the' other abutment ofthe rail fastening means,

Figure 6 is a detailperspective view of one of the clamps of the rail fastening means,

Figure 7 is a similar view of the other clamp of the rail fastening means, a

Figure 8- is a detail sectional view taken on=the plane indicated by the line 88 of Figure 2', p

Figure 9 is a detail sectional-view taken on' theplane indicated by the line"9'9i of Figure 2, and V Figure 10 is'a detail sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line l010 of Figure 2e Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 1 designates a rail tie which is made of metal, which may be of" any length an d width' found necessary in practice, and which is v preferably one-third of an inch inthicliness in order to provide moreroom between 'the tops of the rails supported thereby and the roof of the mine than is aflorde'd by the wood ties now in useso as to permit the cars to be more readily loaded or to permit the use of cars having bodies greater in he'i'ghtthan the bodies of cars now in use. p

p The rail fastening means comprises t abutments 2 and 3" which are permanently and rigidly secured to the upper side ofthe tie lne'ar the'ends thereof, and clamps 4 and 5 which are-permanently and adjustably secured to' the upper side of thetie'between the abutments. The abutment.- and clamp shown" respectively in Figures 5 and 6 are adapted to be employed to secure an intermediate portion of a 'rail'to the tie, and the abutment and clamp shown respectively in Figures fl and"? are adapted to be employed to secure the end portions of two rails: to the tie, asclearly illustrated in Figure 2.:

The abutinents 2 and dare of hollow constructlon,they'inc'rease 111 hfelght' and width in the direction of their inner ends, and they are provided at the lower edges of their side wal'ls 6 with securing lugs 7 The" lugs.

7 pass tlirough openings 8 in the tie 1, and their lower ends are upset to secure the abutments'Q and 3 in place against any accidental movement with'respect to the tie.

The openings 8 are, .as shown in Figure S,

counter-bored at the under side of the tie l to receive the upset portions of'the lugs 7.

I illYdl'd casual movements.

The side walls 6 of the abutment 2 extend inwardly beyond the inner edge of the top wall 6 thereof. The projections 9 thus provided have downwardly and inwardly inclined upper edges 10, upwardly and inwardly inclined lower edges 11 and intermediate vertical edges 12. Due to the peculiar formation thereof, the inner end of the abutment 2 conforms to and is adapted to fully abut the outer side of the rail with which it is associated. The abutment 3 is provided at its inner end with laterally extending flanges or bars 13 which are formed integrally with the side walls 6 thereof. The upper and lower edges of the flanges 13 are beveled as shown at 14, and due thereto the formation of the inner end of this abut-,

ment corresponds to the formation of the outer side of the rail ends with which this abutment is associated. The flanges 13 are provided with bolt receiving openings 15.

The clamps 4 and are provided with bodies 16 which are of elongated formation and which are provided at their outer ends with upwardly and outwardly extending rail base flange contacting members 17 A bar 18 is secured to the lip or flange 17 of the clamp 4, and it is provided with beveled edges 19. The bar 18 contacts with the outer side of the rail web and with the rail head and rail base flange. The lip or flange 17 of the clamp 5 is provided with a bar 18 which differs from the bar 18 in that it is longer and provided with bolt receiving openings 2-0. The bodies 16 are provided with elongated slots 21 which communicate at their inner ends with lateral notches 22. Rivets 23 which are secured to the tie 1 and which pass through the slots 21 are adapted to adjustably secure the clamps 1 and 5 to the tie 1 in order to permit them to be moved into and out of locking engagement with the rails. The rivets 23 pass through openings 23 in the tie 1 and their lower ends are upset to retain them against casual movement with respect to the tie, as shown in Figure 9, the openings 2' a being counterbored at the under side of the tie to receive the upset portions of the rivets. The elongated slots 21 permit the clamps 4L and 5 to be moved in the direction of and away from the rails, and afterthe clamps are moved into contact with the rails they are moved laterally with respect to the tie 1 in order that the rivets 23 may occupy the notches 22. When the rivets 23 occupy the notches 22, the clamps 4 and 5 are secured in contact with the rails against To secure the clamps 4L and 5 against any pivotal move ment upon the rivets 23, bolts 24 are provided. The bolts 24 extend through angular openings 25 in the tie' 1, and through openings 26 in the clamps 4 and 5. The heads 27 of the bolts 24 are of angular formation and are countersunk in the under side of thetie.

The bolts are removable in order to permit the clamps 1 and 5 to be moved into and out of rail holding position.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2 a rail 28 is positioned between the abutment 2 and clamp 1, and the meeting ends of two rails 29 and 30 are positioned between the abutment 3 and clamp 5. After the rails are in position, the clamps 4 and 5 are moved into contact with them, the bolts 24: are then applied, and bolts 31 are thence passed through the flanges 13 of the abutment 3 and the bar 18 of the clamp 5. As this is all that has to be done, in order to firmly secure the rails to the tie, it should be apparent that the rails may be secured to the tie easily and quickly. It should also be apparent that the structure is durable, strong and efficient, and that it will prevent the spreading or tilting of the rail.

It should also be understood that the drawings are merely illustrative and do not pretend to give exact proportions. F urthermore, the said drawings are illustrative of a preferred construction, it being my expectation that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A rail fastening means including a clamp having the body portion provided with an elongated slot terminating at one end in a lateral notch, means for securing the clan'ip to a tie passing through said slot, and a second securing means engaging the clamp and tie beyond said slot.

A structure of the character set forth, comprising a metallic tie, abutments se cured to the tie near the ends thereof, clamps mounted upon the tie between the abutments, each clamp being provided with an opening and with an elongated slot communicating at one end with a lateral notch, a rivet carried by the tie and passing through said slot, and a bolt carried by the tie and passing through said opening.

3. A structure of the character set forth, including a metallic tie provided with a plurality of openings near the ends thereof, hollow abutments having their lower edges resting upon the upper side of the tie and provided at said edges with lugs passing downwardly through the tie and having their lower ends upset to secure the abutments to the tie.

4. A rail fastening means including a clamp having a body portion and a rail web contacting bar secured to one end of said body portion, said bar being provided with bolt receiving openings and said body portion with an elongated slot terminating at one end in a lateral notch, means for securing the clamp to a tie passing through said slot, and a second securing means engaging the clamp and tie beyond said slot.

5. A structure of the character set forth, including a metallic tie provided with a plurality of openings near the ends thereof, hollow abutments having their lower edges resting upon the upper side of the tie and provided at said edges with lugs passing downwardly through the tie and having their lower ends upset to secure the abutments to the tie, and rail Web contacting bars extending laterally from opposite sides of 10 each abutment and provided with bolt receiving openings. 7

I11 testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. KYLE E. BOYD. \Vitnesses W. P. BRADL Y, B. F. RIFFE. 

